Ailsa Craig Lighthouse
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| Location: | Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, Scotland |
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| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
55°15.1’N 5°06.4’W |
| Year first lit: | 1886 |
| Automated: | 1990 |
| Tower shape: | Slightly Conical Circular Cylinder |
| Markings/Pattern: | White |
| Height: | 11 m |
| Elevation: | 18 m |
| Range: | 27.4 Km |
| Characteristic: | Flashing White every 4 Secs |
The Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, located on Ailsa Craig, an island in the Firth of Clyde, just offshore from Girvan, South Ayrshire, was completed in 1886, the construction being overseen by Thomas and David Stevenson.
Initially, the lighthouse used oil-burning lamps, but by 1911, these were replaced with incandescent lighting.
Fog signals were discontinued in 1987. Then, in 1990, the lighthouse was automated, and a refurbishment took place in 2001, when it was converted to run on solar power.
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